Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-26
DETECTIVE VS.. DETECTIVE.
Montreal Robbers Trapped by New
York and Chicago Talent.

st. Louis Globe-Democrat: Frank
Hayner, deputy sheriff of New York
who has for the last fifteen months been
engaged in working up the robberies
alleged to have been committed by De-
tectives Fahey and Naegel and Con-
stable Bureau of Montreal, has been in
Toronto ever since the recent relations
were made in Montreal, living under an
assumed name and endeavoring to keep
himself out of the reach of newspaper
reporters. He returned to Montreal re-
Gently, but not before he had been dis
covered and interviewed by reporter.
He claims that he was employed for the
work in which he has been engaged by
wealthy Montreal citizen, whose name
however, he refuses to divulge. He
showed his Shrievalty badge to. prove
himself what he claimed to be, and
stated that he was under Sheriff Grant,
of New York. He said during the in
terview:
81 first went to Montreal on the 18th
of August. The gentleman who brought
me told me that he believed Fahey and
Naegele to be crooked. He backed me
up, paid the most extravagant expenses
and told me to hang on and convict
them if possible. l was introduced to
Fahey in his own Office the day arrived.
He took me for a sporting man and
thought ] was right good fellow.
made the Richelieu hotel, Montreal, my
headquarters, but Boston was my base
of operations, and / was seven or eight
times between Boston and Montreal dur
ing the first eight weeks. While in
Montreal Fahey and l were together
always. We dined and wined and were
jolly good fellows and up for all sport
The first plan of robbery he ever
proposed was to steal Sir Dom
aid Smiths picture, Lies Com
municants," by Jules Breton, which was
purchased for $4,000. He said he
would give me water inspectors uni
form and get me into the house to locate
the picture and plan the robbery, but l
told him it would be too difficult, and
he abandoned the project. Ee next
drove me out towards the ST. Vincent de
Paul penitentiary after night He
showed me the residence of wealthy
widow who collected immense rents
| once month, and took the money home
with Ler. He wished to arrange the
robbery OF the lady of the house, and
planned the cutting Of the telephone
wires, etc., in order that the police
could not be communica with
| quickly.
sit was ludicrous scene the night
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darkness. About a dozen OF big bull
dogs came after us, and we had to run
for our lives. We didn't rob the widow!
"rhrec days afterwards he planned
| the robbery of the Grand Trunk pay
| master. He then introduced me to
Naegele, and informed me that he had
the watchman OF the Grand Trunk sta
| tion under his power. The plan was to
knock the paymastcr on the head, but l
disagreed TO that, as felt that If muir
| der was committed would get into a
mess and be unable to clear myself. |
| therefore advised them to commence on
IA smaller scale.
1.-THE next day he planned the vault
robbery, and agreed TO that. The
watchman gave us the key OF the safe,
and we took an impression of it and had
another key made. Thirty-one bags
were taken from the safe, containing
| 81 ,2l0, but several thousand dollars
which might have been taken were left.
| The money was divided. Then Fahey
plum ned another and more extensive